Committee on the Environment
Book Talk: Designing for Empathy
11/12/24, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join Aybars Aşçı, author of Designing for Empathy: The Architecture of Connections in Learning Environments (ORO Editions, 2024), to discuss the inextricable relationship between developmental psychology and our physical environment....
Designing Waste Containerization into Streetscapes
10/16/24, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Since the release of the Zero Waste Design Guidelines in 2017, the AIANY Committee on the Environment (COTE) has advocated for and collaborated with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) on...
The Flexible City: Solutions for a Circular and Climate Adaptive Europe
4/12/24, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for a discussion of Tom Bergevoet’s and Maarten van Tuijl’s The Flexible City: Solutions for a Circular and Climate Adaptive Europe (Nai010 Publishers, 2024), in conversation with Yasemin...
Wast[ED] Working with Trash
10/6/23, 5pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
WAST[ED]: Working with trash is a co-hosted event with the Center for Architecture, AIANY Committee on the Environment (COTE), and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill examining issues of how to deal...
Understanding Equity in Sustainable Architecture
9/7/23, 5:30pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Are we just fulfilling checkboxes when we claim to design for equity? In 2023, our design focus and impact assessment warrant scrutiny. Architecture both mirrors and molds society. It nurtures...
Circular Economy and Design Part 2 – Disassembly and Reuse
8/9/23, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
This course is the second in a two-part series on the principles and practices of circular design in architecture. In this panel discussion, professionals from deconstruction research, supply chain management,...
Designing for Coastal Resiliency in Lower Manhattan: Why, What, How?
6/12/23, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Several projects responding to sea level rise and future storms are being designed and constructed in and around New York, and especially in lower Manhattan. These projects are large, complex...
Circular Economy and Design Part 1: Applying Arup’s Circular Buildings Toolkit
4/26/23, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
This course is the first in a two-part series on the principles and practices of circular design in architecture. The course will briefly introduce the concept of the circular economy...
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at 75: A Crisis in Context
3/14/23, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture and Zoom
In-Person Tickets are now sold out! We are still accepting registrations to join the event on Zoom. The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is in need of an integrated approach that incorporates both...
Wast(ED): Living with Trash
11/8/22, 4pm - 8pm
SOM's office at 7 World Trade on the 27th floor and Zoom
Please join the AIANY Committee on the Environment, Pratt's Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (GAUD) program, NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for...
Delivering the Goods: NYC Urban Freight in the Age of E-Commerce
9/12/22, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture and Webinar
When do you want your delivery? The next day? The same day? In a few hours? In recent years shifts in expectations and consumption have led to a surge in...
Equity in Electrification: Electrification of Affordable Housing
6/22/22, 6pm - 7:30pm
Center for Architecture and Webinar
The passage of Local Law 154 means that design professionals in New York City will be tasked with providing effective solutions for electrifying buildings. With this push towards a more...
Planning for Waste Management: DSNY’s New Rule for Residential Buildings
5/20/22, 1pm - 2pm
Webinar
Watch the CEU accredited course here. How much space will your building’s trash and recycling take up on the sidewalk? New residential buildings over 150 units now need to submit...
Designing Urban Agriculture Part III: Emerging Models and New Directions
4/20/22, 12pm - 1:30pm
Zoom
The third in a three-part lecture series on urban agriculture, this program explores best practices, emerging models, and new directions for urban agriculture. Our first panel asked, “Why now?” Our...
Exploring Community Engagement with Hester Street: Building Community Control
3/17/22, 1pm - 2pm
Webinar
Community control is a development strategy used by residents and nonprofit organizations to retain and grow community wealth, increase resilience, preserve community space and culture, build local power, and uplift...
Building the Circular Society: Brick by Brick
11/17/21, 8:30am - 9:30am
Zoom
According to the circular pioneers at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the circular economy is based on three fundamental questions: What if waste and pollution were never created in the first place?...
A Better Choice: Healthy Materials for Affordable Housing
11/11/21, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Zoom
Why should we care about material choices when designing affordable housing? During this presentation, Catherine Murphy, Senior Research Associate at Parsons Healthy Materials Lab, and Shelby O’Neil, Senior Program Officer...
Wast(ED): Living with Trash
10/26/21, 3pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture and Zoom
Please join the AIANY Committee on the Environment, Pratt’s Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (GAUD) program, NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for...
Designing Urban Agriculture Part II: Digging in to Farming in the City
10/25/21, 6:30pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture and Zoom
The second in a three-part lecture series on urban agriculture, this program will focus on the on-the-ground logistics of urban farming, including issues of land use, design, format, scale, community...
Designing Urban Agriculture, Part 1: Why Now?
6/28/21, 12pm - 1:30pm
This is the first in a three-part series that will explore the intersection of agriculture and the urban environment at this moment and at a range of scales. This session...
Clean Curbs: Design Solutions for Waste Storage in the Street
5/18/21, 5pm - 6:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Recent events have led many New Yorkers to realize the value of...
Activating Building Material Reuse
3/22/21, 12pm - 1:30pm
Live Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program; please continue to register.* Join us to explore firsthand how reuse can...
New York City’s Waterfront: Reflecting + Projecting
2/22/21, 4pm - 6pm
Webinar
*This event will be occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Over the last year and a half, the AIANY’s Waterfront Initiative...
Centering the “Community” in Community Engagement
2/1/21, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
*This event will be occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Perspectives from Around the Country What constitutes community engagement and why should...
Designing for Circular Building Materials
11/19/20, 2pm - 3:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar and will take place 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific Time / 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern Time. Registrants will be...
The Future of the NYC Waterfront: New York Harbor
11/9/20, 4pm - 6pm
Webinar
*This event will be occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Industry & Access The New York Harbor is one of the...
NYC’s Bird-Friendly Building Law: Local Law 15 of 2020
11/5/20, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
*This event will be occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* NYC’s bird-friendly building legislation, Local Law 15 of 2020, will take...
Designing for Zero Waste Food Service
10/21/20, 5pm - 6:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar and will take place 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Pacific Time / 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Eastern Time. Registrants will be...
The Future of the NYC Waterfront: Harlem River
10/5/20, 4pm - 6pm
Webinar
*This event will be occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Equity + Ecology The Harlem River is a tidal straight that...
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Fireside Chat: Re-Occupying Commercial Offices
9/15/20, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program; please continue to register.* Continuing our Fireside Chat series, this panel will...
The Future of the NYC Waterfront: An Equitable Waterfront
8/25/20, 4pm - 6pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program; please continue to register.* Racial Justice + Social Inclusion Over the last...
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RESCHEDULED – A Primer in Effective Community Engagement and Design
6/2/20, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
*In light of ongoing demonstrations for racial equity, this event has been rescheduled for June 23 in solidarity with protestors and as a courtesy to anyone who will be taking part in...
Is Wood Good? The Truth about Tropicals
5/21/20, 12:30pm - 2pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program; please continue to register.* Architects and builders are being encouraged to use...
POSTPONED – The Future of the NYC Waterfront: Harlem River
3/19/20, 5:30pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
*This event has been postponed. A future date will be provided shortly.* Equity + Ecology The Harlem River is a tidal strait that flows 8 miles between the Hudson – and East...
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POSTPONED – Activating the Benefits of Salvage, Deconstruction, and Reuse
3/16/20, 9am - 10:30am
Live Webinar
*This event has been postponed. A future date will be provided shortly.* Join us to explore firsthand how salvage, deconstruction, and reuse can be collaboratively activated by design/build teams, municipalities, craftspeople, and...
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Urban Energy Modeling Approaches for City-scale Decarbonization
3/4/20, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Buildings account for 40% of annual greenhouses gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPCC), we need to take immediate and significant action...
Thermal Bridge Modeling for Architects: Ground Contact and Condensation Risk
2/21/20, 1pm - 5pm
Building Energy Exchange, 31 Chambers Street, Suite 609, New York, NY 10007
Thermal bridging from concrete or metal elements such as steel studs or concrete balconies can significantly reduce the effectiveness of insulation, create cold surfaces where mold can grow, and can...
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Embodied Carbon Part 2: Practical Design Decisions for Reducing Embodied Carbon
2/18/20, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
As the topic of embodied carbon in building materials has gained popularity in the design industry, we are often presented with fascinating data and statistics on the subject. This leaves...
Thermal Bridge Modeling for Architects: Psi Values
1/24/20, 1pm - 5pm
Building Energy Exchange, 31 Chambers Street, Suite 609, New York, NY 10007
Thermal bridging from concrete or metal elements such as steel studs or concrete balconies can significantly reduce the effectiveness of insulation, create cold surfaces where mold can grow, and drastically...
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The Future of the NYC Waterfront: Hudson River
1/14/20, 5:30pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Collaboration and Connections The Hudson River is one of the defining waterways of the region, flowing 315 miles through New York State, separating New York City from its western neighbor:...
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The Future of the NYC Waterfront: Jamaica Bay
11/14/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Conservation and Development Jamaica Bay, New York City’s only national park, is consistently at the center of debates around conservation and development. Being a national park in the largest city...
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Thermal Bridge Modeling for Architects
10/25/19, 1pm - 5pm
Building Energy Exchange, 31 Chambers Street, Suite 609, New York, NY 10007
Thermal bridging from concrete or metal elements such as steel studs or concrete balconies can significantly reduce the effectiveness of insulation, create cold surfaces where mold can grow, and can...
Building Health: The Next Frontier
10/22/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Current construction practices lead to buildings with short lifespans made from products that contain a range of toxic chemicals, whose toxic afterlives can span millennia, that pollute our homes and...
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The Future of the NYC Waterfront: The Lower East River
10/21/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Access and Development The Lower East River has been at the center of the New York City’s development and increased public waterfront access for decades. From the development of Brooklyn Bridge...
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How Low Can We Go – Historic Preservation and Carbon Reduction
9/26/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Engaging Strategies For the Preservation of Existing and Historic Buildings in the Age of Resilience and Increasingly Low Carbon Targets Join us for a panel discussion that explores the intersection...
Embodied Carbon Part 1: The Blind Spot of the Building Industry
9/19/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Our industry mostly ignores embodied carbon, even though it will account for almost half of total new global construction emissions between now and 2050. This lecture will provide an overview...
Embodied Carbon Network New York: Kickoff Event and Workshop
9/19/19, 1pm - 3pm
Building Energy Exchange, 31 Chambers Street, Suite 609, New York, NY 10007
Join us for the kickoff event for the New York Chapter of the Embodied Carbon Network, a series of organized events to empower building industry professionals to advance towards the...
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Building Enclosure Excellence and How to Achieve it
9/18/19, 6pm - 8pm
Building Energy Exchange, 31 Chambers Street, Suite 609, New York, NY 10007
A panel of experts will present and discuss design and construction solutions to common building envelope conditions in multifamily and commercial buildings. They will address the considerable challenges faced by...
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Defining Design Excellence in the Era of Climate Change
9/16/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
With the recent adoption of the AIA Resolution for Urgent and Sustained Climate Action, “design excellence” for our profession has been redefined to align with the COTE Top Ten Measures....
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Special Briefing: New York’s Next Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
6/18/19, 8am - 10am
Center for Architecture
New York City has officially kicked off the planning stages for the next Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. Published every ten years, the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan outlines the strategic vision of the...
Building Enclosure Design Flaws and How to Avoid Them
6/11/19, 6pm - 8pm
Building Energy Exchange, 31 Chambers St Suite 609, New York, NY 10007
A panel of experts will present and discuss solutions to common building envelope design flaws in multifamily and commercial buildings. They will address the considerable challenges faced by architects as...
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Low Carbon Comfort – Electrifying HVAC with Variable Refrigerant Flow Technology
5/21/19, 6pm - 8pm
Building Energy Exchange, 31 Chambers St Suite 609, New York, NY 10007
Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems have been used since the 1980s. Their space and energy saving characteristics have taken on a new meaning in the context of global climate challenges....
Energy and Climate Analysis Tools for Architects
4/30/19, 9am - 5pm
Center for Architecture
The workshop will begin by taking a hands-on approach towards environmental design questions by having participants follow along with the creation of customized climate graphics in the Grasshopper visual scripting...
Demystifying Building Performance Modeling for Sustainable Design
4/11/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
As the importance of energy performance and efficiency continues to increase, today’s design and construction professionals have the challenging task of making buildings more efficient and sustainable. Not only have...
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RESET and ORIGIN: Measuring Air Quality and Material Impacts
4/4/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Designing for wellness requires careful material choice and ongoing measurement of indoor air quality. Come hear from Raefer Wallis, an architect and the founder of GIGA, the independent organization working...
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Beyond EUI: Making a Case for Intensity of Use
3/13/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Beyond EUI: Making a Case for Intensity of Use and Measuring What Matters A well-used building in a high density neighborhood has challenges achieving net zero energy in terms of...
Achieving Circular Material Loops with Gypsum Wall Board
3/8/19, 8:30am - 10am
Center for Architecture
While gypsum wallboard has great potential for circularity and can be recycled indefinitely, it is fragile and has to be carefully separated from other construction waste. Currently, up to 20%...
Energy Modeling Workshop for Project Managers
12/14/18, 2pm - 5pm
Center for Architecture
This course will be offered over the course of two consecutive Fridays: Session One: Friday afternoon, December 14, 2:00pm – 5:00pm Session Two: Friday morning, December 21, 9:00am – 12:00pm...
Energy Analysis and Modeling Tools for Architects
11/27/18, 10am - 5pm
Center for Architecture
Using prepared modeled examples, this course will provide a practical understanding of current energy modeling programs, workflows, and analyses for design project team members. Analyses will include early design sensitivity...
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Perspectives on Energy Modeling: A Dialogue Between Architects and Consultants
11/20/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Through the lens of two distinct practices and areas of expertise – architecture and sustainability consulting – this lecture and panel discussion will explore how both groups view the energy...
Sustainability ∩ Resilience Integration IV: Internet of Things and RTEM
11/13/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
This panel discussion will address the basics of Internet of Things (IoT) and Real Time Energy Management (RTEM) systems, incentive programs for implementation, current challenges, opportunities, and trends. Speakers will...
Zero Waste Challenge: Results
10/9/18, 8:30am - 10:30am
Center for Architecture
The Zero Waste Design Guidelines address the crucial role that design plays in achieving New York City’s ambitious goal, outlined in OneNYC, to send zero waste to landfills by 2030. Created with...
Building Resilience: NYC’s Distributed Energy Future, Part 2
9/19/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Integrating DERs into Building and Campus-Scale Projects NYC’s energy landscape is changing and the development of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are critical to meeting our climate and resilience goals at the urban scale. ...
Building Resilience: NYC’s Distributed Energy Future, Part 1
9/19/18, 4pm - 6pm
Center for Architecture
Meeting NYC’s Climate and Resilience Goals with DERs Achieving climate goals and greater resilience requires integrated systems-level thinking, particularly when it comes to energy demand, distribution, and supply. How can...
Resilient Cities: Equitable, Collaborative and Connected
9/18/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Cities like Boston and New York City have revealed the lasting consequences of inequity, effects that can no longer be ignored. This event will explore the complicated intersection of architecture,...
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Zone Greener: Facilitating Solar Adoption
7/10/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
This course has been approved for 1.5 GBCI credits. In 2012, New York City adopted a package of amendments to the NYC Zoning Resolution, collectively called Zone Green, to facilitate more...
Sustainability ∩ Resilience Integration II: Metrics
6/13/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Metrics of Resilience and the RELi Rating System Sustainability and resilience are two sides of the same coin. When combined with regeneration, civility, and health, they create an emergent property...
Mass Timber: Design and Research
6/7/18, 5pm - 6:30pm
Building Energy Exchange
Please join BE-Ex to celebrate the publication of Mass Timber: Design and Research with author Susan Jones, one of the foremost voices in the mass timber dialogue today. A widely-discussed contemporary construction...
Mass Timber: Benefits and Barriers
5/10/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Mass timber is quickly becoming a viable construction option for tall buildings due to its strength, beauty, and carbon sequestration potential. Come hear from a diverse panel of professionals as...
Rooftop Solar Panels: Installation and Access
4/26/18, 4pm - 6pm
Center for Architecture
Join the AIANY Building Codes Committee for a presentation on solar panel installation and rooftop access. Representatives from the NYC Department of Buildings and the NYC Fire Department will cover topics including...
Community Engagement: Creating Success Where It Counts
4/19/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
How can architects, planners, builders, and building managers ensure good design while meaningfully addressing communities about which there are many assumptions? What if buildings could make communities stronger and more...
Zone Greener: Higher-Efficiency Wall Systems
4/3/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
In 2012, the City of New York adopted a package of amendments to the NYC Zoning Resolution, collectively called Zone Green, to facilitate more sustainable and energy-efficient design. Zone Green...
Sustainability ∩ Resilience | Integration Series 1
3/7/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
How can our projects better meet both climate change adaptation and mitigation goals? How can our profession more proactively discuss issues of risk related to both objectives with our clients?...
2017 AIANY COTE Awards
11/15/17, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join the AIANY Committee on the Environments for 2017 COTE Awards presentation. The AIANY COTE Awards recognizes results-oriented achievements in the urban context. Winning submissions demonstrate processes that culminate in beautiful,...
Zero Waste Design Guidelines Launch
10/18/17, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for the official launch of the Zero Waste Design Guidelines, an initiative of the Center for Architecture, in collaboration with the AIA New York Committee on the Environment, Kiss...